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Htyd ADVENTURERS’ CLUB headlines from the lives OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELFI “Death Was Confused?' By FLOYD GIBBONS Famous Headline Hunter U ELLO, EVERYBODY: As a rule, it doesn’t pay to look too much like some one else. You know how embarrassing it is to have some \ dizzy dame rush up to you gushing, “Why Tom Waters, where on earth have you been? I haven’t seen you for ages; how’s your dear mother?” etc. Your name has always been Henry Jones and you don’t know the gal from Adam’s off ox, but you stand there like an oaf wondering how you can correct the mistake without hurting her feelings. Some have been pointed out as robbers and murderers, served terms in prisons and even paid with their lives for looking like someone else. ■ It never happens that someone walks up to you and says. ‘‘Well, if it ain’t old Joe Doakes himself. Here’s that five hundred bucks you loaned me twelve years ago.” But, luckier, very much luckier, things than that have come to a very few men because they were thought to be other persons. One of them is William H. D. Bence, of Laurelton, L. I., who sent me today's adventure. In 1917 Bill was where most Canadians were—in the Canadian army, and on December fl of that year he was at Wellington barracks, Hali fax, Nova Scotia. At 9 o’clock in the morning on that awful day in Hali fax Bill was standing inspection in the barracks yard. The commanding ofllcer was Just in front of Bill, looking over his equipment with an **gle eye, when all at once the air seemed to quiver, there was a dread ful deep sigh, followed by a TERRIFIC EXPLOSION The officer was hurled violently against Bill and they both went down together. The officer. swearing a Mae streak, get te Ms feet. BUI sat »» and saw that every man la the battalias ea parade had been Mowe tat Uke a park sf cards, iastnuarata ef the hand were scat tered aad the baas drnai was bswltag screes the yard Uke a The air became thick and yellow as a I<owdna fog and carrying through it was the rumble of falling masonry Through the murk the soldiers could see the sobdly built barracks buildings melting away as they settled as wards Panic la Use Wrecked Barracks. With the cry. ’The saegasiae a going Mg—run for your Itvest** there • "tad rush far the meat gets. 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As be stepped WW the room Ibe nhsfa world soeawd W fs« ea Mm sad r«e* > tMag weal bfark. Slate Baal Was Ctwatag Datsra on Him. When be came M, Bid was sa Me hack. Me legs plansd betwsea two ) beams an wtuck was besped a tea ef bricks Struggle bow be would. Bill could aol tree Ms Irgs Then as be lay ead looked ug. be got the shock ef Me life There, directly over Ms head, bung half the slew roof that was held only by a thin lath that had become wedged at s key point, but eras SLOW LY BUCKLING The mass was already stirring and dust trickled onto his upturned face. BtU raised up end began tearing like a madman at the top beam that held him prisoner, shouting himself hoarse tor help. Soon exhausted, the dust-covered man lay back, waiting foe the end. Perhaps he feinted. Anyway, BiU says. It was as in • dream he heard a woman’s voice: ’’Praise be to the saints, he’s here! See the stripes and crown on his sleeve. Here, Katie, get hold of this beam and pull—Ls the only thing holding him down.” A tall, strong woman and a husky girl In her teens heaved and pulled until they had that top beam to one side. Then their strong fin gers clutched the collar of Bill’s coat and pulled him outside. And only in the nick of time. for. with a great roar and a blinding cloud of dust, the roof came down. They Thought He Was Their Dinny BiU was unable to stand. The two women supported him, aU three coughing from the choking dust, and mother and daughter took turns in kissing him frantically. And then, heaven preserve us, mother and daughter realized the man they had saved from certain death was not their Dinny. "Who were you looking for?” BUI gasped. The woman screamed at the sound of his voice, the more practical daughter wiped the thick coating of dust from his face. “Company Ser geant-Major O’Hara,” she answered. ”He was off duty this morn ing—wasn’t he In there?” Bill only shook his head. He did not have the ct&rage to teU them of those two boots and the feebly moving hand. For, whatever life that was then in the buried Company Sergeant-Major O’Hara had been crushed out by the falling roof. BiU had been pinned down in O’Hara’s room. And the crown and stripes were worn by both a company sergeant- major (O’Hara) and a company quartermaster-sergeant (BiU). BiU was not long in learning what had knocked over the battalion parade like so many toy soldiers. A ship loaded with high explosives had been in a collision in the harbor and had been blown to bits, causing a tidal wave and started fires that destroyed one-third of the city of 80,000 persons. There were 1,226 dead and 400 more were missing. There were, of course, thousands and thousands injured, and Bill was imme diately assigned to Dartmouth hospital for duty. Things he saw there are better left untold. e—WNU Service. Indians Played Hoops The game of hoops—with varia tions—wss not looked on as a girl’s or ”tissy’s” game by the Great Plains Indians, according to Dr. James R. Walker, student of the Indians' games. The "great boop fame.’* called by the Indians “psin yaks pi. ■* was played to bring suc cess te buffalo hunters. Russian Soldiers Tricked In the first part of the World war there were high officials in Russia actually in the pay of the enemy, who arranged to assemble the Rus sian war material so that the she Us supplied with the guns should nof fit the Russian guns, but should if the German guna. ao as to come Is handy when captured. Scenes and Persons in the Current News 1—Important matters of state occupied Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, as he rapped on the Prime Minister’s door at !• Downing street, London, recently. 2—Streams swollen by heavy rains fall te deter the advance of Japanese troops in northern China. 3—As thousands of delegates te the American Legion convention In New York city were called to order, Gov. Herbert H. Lehman of New York (left) aad Mayor FioreUo LaGuardia, wearing overseas eaps, stand at attention. Tennis Queen on Comeback Trail Her Photo Saved Life of Husband A ropy of the original photo seal fa Gea. Fraaeioeo France by Mrs. Harold DaM la a plea to tho robot leader for the life aad freed obi el bee keek a ad. Harold DaM of Ckaaa palga- OL. capSarod by fa Capt. Ilra|> ! John Roosevelt and Future Bride western aniveraity'a barkfield this John A. Roosevelt, son of President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, fall. In addition to running and is pictured with kb fiancee, Mbs Anne Lindsay Clark, daughter of Mrs. passing he calb signab. Ho weighs F. Haven Clark of Boston. Their engagement was recently announced. 172 pound*. No date has been set for the wedding as yet. Clipper Ships of Today and Yesterday . SUNDAY ImtnnstmmMl I SCHOOL LESSON * By REV. HAROLD L LUNDQU13T. Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. C Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for October 10 THE CHRISTIAN Of GOD’S REEFING LESSON TEXT—Judo 1-4, 17-tS. GOLDEN TEXT—Keep yourselves M the love of God. looking for tho morty of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.—Jude 21. PRIMARY TOPIC—Why David Sang. JUNIOR TOPIC—In God's Keeping. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—Keeping Oneself Christian. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC—Safe In God's Keeping. To be bom is only to begin life. The years which stretch out before with their growth, their struggles, their joys, call for courageous liv ing. So It is with the Christian. He Is a “bom one,” as we saw in our ba son of last Sunday. But when he b bom again he is Just ready to begin the Christian life. The Epistle of Jude sheds much light on the dangers which beset th' Christian's pathway and exhort him to holy living and sacrifida service. It opens with a description of the Christien end closes with en ascription of praise to God. It re veals the Christian as one who b I. Called la Chrbt (w. L tl. The entire Trinity b seen to be active in our redemption (See Re vised Version) Jude writes "to them that are” 1. "Called"—The Holy Spirit calb men unto salvation. t “Beloved la God tho Father”* for Ood Is 1 "Kept for Jesus Christ"-until be appears. O. Living for Christ «W I. 4. 17- m. As Jude began fa write of the "salvation" which bo had M man" with Ms readers, (be Spirit moved Mm fa deal with a hostility of wicked men toward tho poopel of Christ, end their efforts fa destroy "the faith.** The Chris Uan Ufa tactodes L Contending far ttw faith tee. R Si, The Forth’' te the body of re vealed truth, _ ffaRWR oi In Jeauo Christ It b o final once far a IT <R V). There b aa ether poopel and Chrtetteao ffl they may ke dell am sad Ms terrible tee Ifi-lfii l Observing the times tee. IT-t§t to think that betag a mesas sattrmg into a glare af se- cortty and reel aad promptly going Far from M. Tho Chrutlaa. knowing God’s Word, is alert fa fas dangers of 2 Keeping tbetr own soub tee. MSI). The best defense to a vig orous offense The aray te against error to to build up own faith by tho study of God’s I Word, by communion with Ms ehli- I dren. but sbove all by prayer "la I tho Holy Ghost” And above aU there wiO bo an abiding In the love | of God and a looking for the tul- i Ailment of tho mercy of Christ at Ms coming again. 4. Saving the souie of others (ve. 22.23>. Soul-winning b (or should be) the normal expression of tho ChrUUan's life. It U hb crowning Joy. It most effectively counter acts error and worldllness. It builds up the church. Why not do it? Note that there are two types of sinners to be rescued. Some ere "in doubt" (R. V.). needing tender and careful instruction. Others are in grave danger, and must be res cued by drastic reproof and decisive action. Soul-winning is urgent busi ness. III. Kept by Christ (w. 24,29). The doxology at the close of Jude has been s haven of comfort and assurance for God's children throughout the centuries. Hither have come the strong in faith to re joice and praise God. Here has been found the strengthening of faith by the fearful and trembling soul who had not yet learned that he may fully trust God. These verses present two truths. 1. Assurance. Our Saviour is able to keep us from falling, yes, even from “stumbling” (R. V.), and to present us “faultless” ("without blemish”—R. V.), with exceedhig Joy, before the glorious presence of God. 2. Worship. Such a God and Sav iour is indeed worthy of the out going of every Christian heart in. adoration and worship. To him would we gladly ascribe “glory, majesty, dominion and power" tor and “before all time’’ (R. V.). doctors r< INSIST M No Trioks There art no tricks in simple faith. To Women: If yon suffer every month yen < it to yourself to take note ef < and find oat whether it win yon. Functional paint of have, In many, many eased by CkrdnL And where nutrition (poor nourishment) taken away women’s strength. Car* did has been found to Increase the appvtltc, improve dlgosUaB aad fa fast way help to build up a natural rsatotaaoe to certain uaateaa i dui falte to benefit, ccnault a ] Ask your druggist for nounced "Card-u-L") Conscience to that faculty perceives right and wrong